Gravity litter-carrier.



No. 864,649. PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907. E. JORDALEN. GRAVITY LITTER CARRIER.

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ELLSWORTH JORDALEN, OF PLEASANT SPRINGS, WISCONSIN.

GRAVITY LITTER-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application filed February 4,1907. Serial No. 355,573.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLswon'rI-I JORDALEN, a citi-,

zen of the United States, and a residentof Pleasant Springs, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Gravity Litter- Oarrier, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to loading and unloading devices, and its object is to provide a new and improved carrier, more especially designed for, conveniently carrying litter or other material from a ham or other building to a distant wagonor cart for carrying the material away.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as applied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the improvement showing the box in an open or dumping position, and Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the improvement, and showing the box in a closed position.

A suspension cable A is stretched from the barn or other building B to a distant pole G erected in the yard or other place, and on the said cable A are mounted to travel wheels D of a carriage D provided with depending links IE, on which is hung a box F for carrying the litter or other material from the building B to a place of discharge, it being understood that the box F after being loaded at the barn l?- is given a push so as to send the box out along the suspension cable A until the place of discharge is reached, and then the box automatically discharges its contents and returns empty to the barn or other building 13. For the purpose mentioned the suspension cable A is inclined upwardly and outwardly from the barn or other building I? to the pole C, as indicated in the drawings.

The box F is made V-shape in cross section, and in two sections F F", hinged together at their upper ends F to allow the sections F, F to be swung open into dumping position by the contents of the box whenever the sections F and F are unlocked, as herein after more fully described. Normally the sections F and F are locked together so as to hold the contents in position while the box travels from the barn B to the place of discharge, and for this purpose the section F is provided at each end with a locking arm Gr slidingly engaging at its free end a swing bolt H made segmental in shape and pivoted on the other box section F The upper free ends of the swing bolts H are pivotally connected by links I with operating levers J lulcrumed on the carriage D and pivotally connected with a tripping lever K, having one end pivotally connected by a link K with the carriage D, the other end of the lever K being adapted to abut against a stop L secured to the lower run of an endless rope or cable N passing over pulleys O and O secured to the barn B and post C, respectively. Thus by the operator manipulating the rope N, the stop L for the tripping lever K can be shiited to any desired place, so that the contents of the box F are dumped into a wagon P at any point out in the barnyard or other place of discharge. Now when the box is F closed, as shown in Fig. 3, and is held locked in this position by the swing bolt H and locking lever G, and the box is given a push in an outward direction from the barn B, then the carriage D in traveling along the cable A finally brings the tripping lever K in contact with the stop L, so that a swinging motion is given to the tripping lever K, whereby the inner ends of the levers J are swung downward, thus causing the outer ends of the said levers J to rise, whereby the links I pull the swing bolts H slightly upward, to allow the locking levers G to follow the swing bolts H by the pressure oi the contents in the box F, so that the sections F, F open and the contents of the box drop down into the cart or wagon P. After the contents of the box Fare discharged, the box sections F, F immediately close without any manipulation on the part of the operator, and the closed box then immediately returns by its own gravity from the dumping point back to the barn, ready for the operator to reload the box F and again send it out to a discharging position, as above explained.

It is understood that by suspending the box F from the links E and having the sections F, F hinged at F, the box sections readily close automatically soon as the contents oi the box are discharged, the contents in leaving the box readily scouring the same owing to the peculiar shape given to the box sections F, F

It will also be seen that by mounting the stop L on one of the runs oi the endless cable N, the operator at the barn by manipulating the cable N can readily shift the stop L to any desired position, with. a view to discharge the contents of the box at a given point.

The device is very simple and durable in construction, and is arranged to automatically discharge the contents of the box and return the latter by gravity to its starting and loading position.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A carrier comprising a suspension cable, a carriage mounted to travel thereon, a box hung on the said car riage and made in two parts hinged together at the upper ends, a locking bar hinged to one of the box sections, a swing bolt pivoted on the other box section and slidably engaged by the said locking bar, a link connected with the said bolt, an operating lever fulcrumed on the said carriage and connected at one end with the said link, a tripping lever operatively connected with the other end of the said operating; lever, and a stop at the place 01' discharge and adapted to be engaged by the said tripping lever.

2. A carrier comprising a suspension cable, a carriage mounted to travel thereon, a box hung on the said carriage and made in two parts hinged together at the upper ends, a locking bar hinged at one of the box sections, a swing bolt pivoted on the other box section and slidably engaged by the said locking bar, a link connected with the said bolt, an operating lever fulcrumed on the said carriage and connected at one end with the said link, a tripping lever operatively connected with the other end of the said operating lever, a stop at the place of discharge and adapted to be engaged by the said tripping lever, an endi I l l 1 less rope under the control of the operator and carrying the said step, and pulleys over which passes the said rope. 3, A carrier having a box made in two sections hinged together at the upper end, a locking bar hinged to one of the box sections, a swing bolt pivoted on the other box section and slidably engaged by the said locking bar, a link connected with the said bolt, and an operating lever connected with the link for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ELLSWORTH JORDALEN. Witnesses:

EnLING K. Lovniwn, LARS C. JORDALEN. 

